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The first sip back after Dry Week is always a special one, and this time it’s Rubicon Rye—my hometown hooch. Each batch is slightly different and always good. Cheers! It’s that time. My quarterly dry week—to reset my palate, my body, and my brain. See y’all again January 8. Cheers—with coffee! Not a “best of” list. Just twelve great whiskey and whiskey-related experiences I remember particularly fondly from the past twelve months, arranged in roughly reverse chronological order. Cheers and b’bye 2025!

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Revisiting: John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel
What's on the red table?

Revisiting: John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel

JOHN J. BOWMAN PIONEER SPIRIT Single Barrel (2024) MASH BILL – unstated (rumored Buffalo Trace mash bill #1) PROOF – … Continue reading Revisiting: John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel

Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

GOLD SPOT 135th Anniversary Release (May 2022) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 102.8 … Continue reading Gold Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey
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Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey

REDBREAST 15 YEAR Batch #L118931469 bottled on 8 July 2021 MASH BILL – unknown proportions of malted and un-malted barley … Continue reading Redbreast 15 Year Irish Whiskey

Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!
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Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!

OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT RYE single barrel #10 selected by K&L (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted rye PROOF – 124.86 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!

Laws San Luis Valley Rye – Cask Strength Store Pick!
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Laws San Luis Valley Rye – Cask Strength Store Pick!

LAWS SAN LUIS VALLEY RYE Barrel #508 selected by K&L (2021) MASH BILL – 100% heirloom San Luis Valley rye … Continue reading Laws San Luis Valley Rye – Cask Strength Store Pick!

Comparison: Two Irish Cask Strength Whiskeys – Blue Spot 7 Year & Redbreast 14 Year
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Comparison: Two Irish Cask Strength Whiskeys – Blue Spot 7 Year & Redbreast 14 Year

BLUE SPOT standard release (2021) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of malted and unmalted barley PROOF – 117.4 AGE – … Continue reading Comparison: Two Irish Cask Strength Whiskeys – Blue Spot 7 Year & Redbreast 14 Year

John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel
What's on the red table?

John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel

JOHN J. BOWMAN PIONEER SPIRIT Single Barrel (2017) MASH BILL – unknown (rumored Buffalo Trace mash bill #1) PROOF – … Continue reading John J. Bowman Pioneer Spirit Single Barrel

Red Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
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Red Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

RED SPOT SINGLE POT STILL IRISH WHISKEY triple cask matured in Bourbon, Sherry, and Marsala casks MASH BILL – undisclosed … Continue reading Red Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel
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Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel

OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT MALT WHISKEY 2017 K&L store pick, finished in a chardonnay cask MASH BILL – 100% Rye PROOF … Continue reading Bottle Kill: The 1st Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Single Barrel

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